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Sunday, February 26, 2012

After their defeat last issue at the hands of Superboy, the team must deal with Bart(KId Flash)Allen's super speed going wonky, a result of the battle. Tim(Red Robin)Drake thinks he might know of someone who can help: Virgil(Static)Hawkins at S.T.A.R. Labs! Though Virgil was a part of the pre-Flashpoint Teen Titans, the connection here is that Virgil designed the wings Tim wears. A bad guy being held at the Labs uses the teens' presence to escape and is pretty quickly defeated, while Virgil gives Bart a containment suit:

The issue sets up a potential role for Virgil as a future Titan, or at least a guest star. We find out that Bart is from the future (just as in the pre-Flashpoint Universe, so no surprises there), Cassie speaks Spanish, and Celine trusts Miguel, even in her Skitter form, so it's not as if nothing occurred. But at the same time, the issue (like Superboy #6) seemed to be marking time until the corodination of the big Superboy/Teen Titans vs. Project N.O.W.H.E.R.E battle is worked out.
Written by Scott Lobdell, and drawn by Brett Booth. With all the fill-ins on artwork going on at DC, respect should be given for Mr. Booth's talent and consistency!